Male Privilege

            Many times I thought that male privilege was something so small that really did not have an impact in anyone. I thought it was just a phrase that people just threw out there. It was until, I heard about what male privilege truly was, that I started to take notice. There are so many ways that we speak or act towards females that classify as male privilege. It shocked me that male privilege was so often that it occurred right when the speaker was about to walk into our class. One of the examples that really stood out to me was the one where even as a government official, there is still male privilege. No one would have ever guessed that the government, who we rooted for to make things just and support the people, could commit such deplorable acts. If we can not even feel safe in the governments hands', then who or what hands' should we feel safe under?  Power differences are also another major issue when it comes to male privilege because many times, women are usually the ones that do the minor things. Even with degrees that could really make you prosperous in life, women still will not get the opportunity to do what they want to do due to male privilege. One of the speakers, gave the comparison of her Harvard degree to a secretary. Even after the job of secretary was over for her, she was still called a secretary. I realize that there are things that we as men do to women that should not be tolerated. The only reason nothing gets done about it is because we live in a male dominant world where everything revolves around men.